au-amc MCQ (SBA): Tricyclic antidepressant overdose

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A 24-year-old man is brought to ED after ingesting an unknown quantity of amitriptyline in a suicide attempt. He is drowsy with BP 90/60 mmHg, HR 130 bpm and a broad complex tachycardia on ECG with QRS 140 ms. According to toxicology guidance, what is the most important specific antidotal treatment?

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